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Despite Strong Spring From the QBs, Incoming Freshman Dwayne Haskins Will Be In the Mix
Having just led his team to a Spring Game win over J.T. Barrett and the hated Scarlet squad, victorious Gray quarterback Joe Burrow sat on a chair in the OSU postgame interview room and pitched a satisfied gaze at his newfound kingdom.
Okay, maybe not. Despite having been the backup quarterback all spring — and doing enough to keep the job moving into the summer — Burrow was aware that there is still plenty of competition to come in the fall.
"We’re competing every day, and then Dwayne Haskins coming in, we’re going to compete with him too," he said. "So every day is going to be a tough competition for us."
Oh yeah, Dwayne Haskins, the High School All-American High School quarterback that the Buckeyes signed in the 2016 recruiting class. Almost forgot about him.
Almost.
Quarterbacks coach Tim Beck certainly hasn't forgotten about Haskins, and when asked if he expects the incoming freshman to be in the mix in the fall, he had no doubts.
"Absolutely," he said. "In our program we never count anyone out. The expectations are going to be very high for him to come in and learn the offense and compete to try to play. It's Joe Burrow, it's Steve Collier, J.T. Barrett, it's their job to keep him at bay. That's part of the competition level and being a quarterback here at Ohio State.
"The quarterback position is very difficult to play. He (Haskins) is a very smart young man. He understands the concepts and coverages and things like that. That gives him an advantage over a guy who maybe is a great quarterback but hasn't been trained very well and they come in and everybody says 'We're excited about this guy,' but does he really have a chance to play the quarterback position? I think Dwayne does."
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...ng-Freshman-Dwayne-Haskins-Will-Be-In-the-Mix
Having just led his team to a Spring Game win over J.T. Barrett and the hated Scarlet squad, victorious Gray quarterback Joe Burrow sat on a chair in the OSU postgame interview room and pitched a satisfied gaze at his newfound kingdom.
Okay, maybe not. Despite having been the backup quarterback all spring — and doing enough to keep the job moving into the summer — Burrow was aware that there is still plenty of competition to come in the fall.
"We’re competing every day, and then Dwayne Haskins coming in, we’re going to compete with him too," he said. "So every day is going to be a tough competition for us."
Oh yeah, Dwayne Haskins, the High School All-American High School quarterback that the Buckeyes signed in the 2016 recruiting class. Almost forgot about him.
Almost.
Quarterbacks coach Tim Beck certainly hasn't forgotten about Haskins, and when asked if he expects the incoming freshman to be in the mix in the fall, he had no doubts.
"Absolutely," he said. "In our program we never count anyone out. The expectations are going to be very high for him to come in and learn the offense and compete to try to play. It's Joe Burrow, it's Steve Collier, J.T. Barrett, it's their job to keep him at bay. That's part of the competition level and being a quarterback here at Ohio State.
"The quarterback position is very difficult to play. He (Haskins) is a very smart young man. He understands the concepts and coverages and things like that. That gives him an advantage over a guy who maybe is a great quarterback but hasn't been trained very well and they come in and everybody says 'We're excited about this guy,' but does he really have a chance to play the quarterback position? I think Dwayne does."
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...ng-Freshman-Dwayne-Haskins-Will-Be-In-the-Mix
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Freshman QB Dwayne Haskins comes to Ohio State with high expectations
He may be coming into the No. 3 spot, but the true freshman is poised to compete for the backup role to J.T. Barrett.
"The expectations are going to be very high for him to come in and learn the offense, and compete to try to play...That’s part of the competition level and part of being a quarterback here at Ohio State."
-Ohio State quarterbacks coach Tim Beck, via Tim May, The Columbus Dispatch
Given what the Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback battle looked like this time last year, it seemed unfathomable that an incoming true freshman would have a shot at even the backup position. And yet, that is the expectation heading into the summer for Dwayne Haskins, Jr., who is expected to come in as, at a minimum, the third-string quarterback come June.
Pat Cilento, Haskins’ coach from the Bullis School in his native Potomac, Maryland, said that Haskins thrives under this sort of pressure and is ready for the impending competition, citing Haskins’ performance in the 2014 state title game where he orchestrated a 91-yard drive in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to give his team the lead.
Urban Meyer is also aware of Haskins’ competitive nature, following him from his sophomore year on in Maryland as he grew and developed physically into a quarterback who could ultimately fit into Ohio State’s offense. The Buckeyes’ coach admired Haskins’ awareness on the field, his accuracy and his ability to keep plays alive, even commenting that Haskins is "the best quarterback at his age I’ve ever seen." And though Haskins is still very young, Meyer believes that his on-field performance as evidenced in game film shows that he will be able to readily step into the quarterback competition with a chance at the backup spot.
With sophomore quarterback Stephen Collier--the supposed number three behind J.T. Barrett and Joe Burrow--expected to miss the season after undergoing knee surgery last week, Haskins has a clear shot at the depth chart, and will work to overtake the redshirt freshman Burrow for the backup position. Cilento says that, while Haskins may have a steep learning curve in studying the Ohio State offense, Haskins has a competitive advantage as his "IQ in football is off the charts."
Entire article: http://www.landgrantholyland.com/20...news-dwayne-haskins-troy-smith-braxton-miller
He may be coming into the No. 3 spot, but the true freshman is poised to compete for the backup role to J.T. Barrett.
"The expectations are going to be very high for him to come in and learn the offense, and compete to try to play...That’s part of the competition level and part of being a quarterback here at Ohio State."
-Ohio State quarterbacks coach Tim Beck, via Tim May, The Columbus Dispatch
Given what the Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback battle looked like this time last year, it seemed unfathomable that an incoming true freshman would have a shot at even the backup position. And yet, that is the expectation heading into the summer for Dwayne Haskins, Jr., who is expected to come in as, at a minimum, the third-string quarterback come June.
Pat Cilento, Haskins’ coach from the Bullis School in his native Potomac, Maryland, said that Haskins thrives under this sort of pressure and is ready for the impending competition, citing Haskins’ performance in the 2014 state title game where he orchestrated a 91-yard drive in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to give his team the lead.
Urban Meyer is also aware of Haskins’ competitive nature, following him from his sophomore year on in Maryland as he grew and developed physically into a quarterback who could ultimately fit into Ohio State’s offense. The Buckeyes’ coach admired Haskins’ awareness on the field, his accuracy and his ability to keep plays alive, even commenting that Haskins is "the best quarterback at his age I’ve ever seen." And though Haskins is still very young, Meyer believes that his on-field performance as evidenced in game film shows that he will be able to readily step into the quarterback competition with a chance at the backup spot.
With sophomore quarterback Stephen Collier--the supposed number three behind J.T. Barrett and Joe Burrow--expected to miss the season after undergoing knee surgery last week, Haskins has a clear shot at the depth chart, and will work to overtake the redshirt freshman Burrow for the backup position. Cilento says that, while Haskins may have a steep learning curve in studying the Ohio State offense, Haskins has a competitive advantage as his "IQ in football is off the charts."
Entire article: http://www.landgrantholyland.com/20...news-dwayne-haskins-troy-smith-braxton-miller
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